Media: Ukraine asks Germany for more Leopard 2 tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles

By: Myroslav Trinko | 12.06.2023, 10:37

Ukraine has asked Germany to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with additional weapons for the offensive.

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Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk told NTV. We are talking about an additional batch of Leopard 2 tanks. Germany has transferred 18 Leopard 2A6s to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and, according to Melnyk, is able to triple this number without jeopardizing its security.

In addition, Ukraine wants to receive 40 more Marder infantry fighting vehicles from its German partners. Earlier Germany passed 40 units of such infantry fighting vehicles to the AFU.

Source: NTV